Alcohol and drugs test in English: Spanish driving licence

Question 1

What is the maximum breath alcohol level for a driver who has held a licence for more than two years?

Accepted Answer

0.25 mg/l

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0.15 mg/l

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0.50 mg/l

Question 2

What is the maximum breath alcohol level for a driver who has held a licence for less than two years?

Accepted Answer

0.15 mg/l

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0.25 mg/l

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0.00 mg/l

Question 3

What is the maximum blood alcohol level for a driver who has held a licence for more than two years?

Accepted Answer

0.5 g/l

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0.3 g/l

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0.8 g/l

Question 4

After drinking alcohol, what lowers your blood alcohol level?

Accepted Answer

Only the passing of time

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Having a coffee

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A cold shower

Question 5

What does refusing a breath test requested by an officer mean?

Accepted Answer

A criminal offence

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A minor offence

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Nothing, if you have not been drinking

Question 6

Can cyclists be breath-tested?

Accepted Answer

Yes, like any other driver

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No, only drivers of motor vehicles

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Only if they have been involved in an accident

Question 7

What can happen if you combine alcohol with some medicines?

Accepted Answer

The effects of both are increased

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Their effects cancel out

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The alcohol is removed faster

Question 8

How can you identify medicines that may affect your ability to drive?

Accepted Answer

The packaging shows a car inside a red triangle

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The packaging is red

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They are not identified in any way

Question 9

How does alcohol affect a driver's vision?

Accepted Answer

It narrows the field of vision and makes judging distances harder

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It improves night vision

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It does not affect vision

Question 10

What feeling does alcohol usually give a driver?

Accepted Answer

A false sense of security

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More caution than usual

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None, if the level is below the limit

Question 11

What is the maximum blood alcohol level for a driver who has held a licence for less than two years?

Accepted Answer

0.3 g/l

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0.5 g/l

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0.0 g/l

Question 12

From what blood alcohol level is driving a criminal offence?

Accepted Answer

More than 1.2 g/l

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More than 0.5 g/l

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More than 2 g/l

Question 13

After drinking alcohol, roughly when is the highest blood alcohol level reached?

Accepted Answer

Between 30 and 90 minutes later

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Immediately

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The next day

Question 14

What happens if you drink alcohol on an empty stomach?

Accepted Answer

It is absorbed faster and the level rises sooner

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It is absorbed more slowly

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It makes no difference

Question 15

How is a roadside drug test normally carried out?

Accepted Answer

With a saliva sample

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With a hair sample

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By blowing into a breathalyser

Question 16

What effect does cannabis have on driving?

Accepted Answer

It distorts the perception of time and distance and slows reactions

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It improves concentration

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It has no effect if you use only a little

Question 17

What effect does cocaine usually have on a driver?

Accepted Answer

Overestimating one's own abilities and riskier driving

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Greater caution

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Immediate drowsiness

Question 18

What is the maximum breath alcohol level for a professional driver?

Accepted Answer

0.15 mg/l

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0.25 mg/l

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0.30 mg/l

Question 19

How many points do you lose for driving with drugs in your system?

Accepted Answer

6 points

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2 points

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4 points

Question 20

What does driving under the influence of drugs mean?

Accepted Answer

A criminal offence

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A minor offence

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Nothing, if there is no accident

Question 21

What effect can some antihistamines for allergies have on driving?

Accepted Answer

They can cause drowsiness

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They improve reflexes

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None

Question 22

What is the maximum breath alcohol level for the driver of an ambulance on duty?

Accepted Answer

0.15 mg/l

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0.25 mg/l

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0.30 mg/l

Question 23

You test positive in a breath test. What are you entitled to?

Accepted Answer

A second confirmation test, at least 10 minutes later

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Repeating the test the next day

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Not paying the fine if you have not had an accident

Question 24

If you do not agree with the breathalyser result, what can you ask for?

Accepted Answer

A blood test or other clinical test to check it

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The test to be repeated with another officer

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The test to be cancelled

Question 25

Apart from drivers, who can be breath-tested?

Accepted Answer

Road users involved in an accident, such as a pedestrian

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Only the passengers in the vehicle

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Nobody else

Question 26

How does alcohol affect reaction time?

Accepted Answer

It increases it

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It reduces it

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It does not affect it at legal levels

Question 27

Apart from the initial euphoria, what effect does alcohol have as time passes?

Accepted Answer

Drowsiness and tiredness

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Greater concentration

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Better reflexes

Question 28

How does alcohol influence the perception of risk?

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It makes you underestimate danger

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It makes you overestimate danger

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It has no influence

Question 29

With the same amount of alcohol, who normally reaches a higher level?

Accepted Answer

A person who weighs less

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A person who weighs more

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Everyone reaches the same level

Question 30

How does mixing alcohol with fizzy drinks affect its absorption?

Accepted Answer

It speeds it up

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It delays it

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It makes no difference

Question 31

Roughly, at what rate does the body remove alcohol from the blood?

Accepted Answer

Between 0.10 and 0.15 g/l per hour

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About 0.5 g/l per hour

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All of it in one hour

Question 32

You drank a lot of alcohol the night before. Could you test positive in the morning?

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Yes, because alcohol takes many hours to be removed

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No, sleep removes alcohol

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No, if you have a good breakfast

Question 33

A driver who has held a licence for more than two years gives 0.35 mg/l in exhaled air. What is the penalty?

Accepted Answer

500 euros and 4 points

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1,000 euros and 6 points

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Just a warning

Question 34

A driver gives 0.55 mg/l in exhaled air. What administrative penalty applies?

Accepted Answer

1,000 euros and 6 points

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500 euros and 4 points

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200 euros and 2 points

Question 35

From what breath alcohol level is driving a criminal offence?

Accepted Answer

More than 0.60 mg/l

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More than 0.25 mg/l

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More than 1 mg/l

Question 36

An officer finds that you are over the alcohol limit. What can be done with the vehicle?

Accepted Answer

It can be immobilised, unless another qualified driver takes over

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Nothing, they can only fine you

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Its registration certificate can be withdrawn

Question 37

What is the penalty for driving with drugs in your system?

Accepted Answer

1,000 euros and 6 points

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500 euros and 4 points

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Only the temporary removal of the vehicle

Question 38

What effect can tranquillisers and anti-anxiety medicines have on driving?

Accepted Answer

Drowsiness and slower reflexes

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More concentration

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None

Question 39

What effect do stimulants such as amphetamines have on a driver?

Accepted Answer

A feeling of euphoria and control that leads to risk-taking, followed by tiredness

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More caution

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No effect if taken in small amounts

Question 40

The saliva drug test is positive. What happens next?

Accepted Answer

Another sample is taken for laboratory analysis

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Your licence is withdrawn on the spot for ever

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Nothing happens if you have not had an accident

Question 41

How does alcohol affect the perception of speed?

Accepted Answer

You think you are going slower than you are

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You perceive speed better

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It makes no difference

Question 42

Can beers labelled as alcohol-free contain some alcohol?

Accepted Answer

Yes, except 0.0 ones

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No, never

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Only imported ones

Question 43

Apart from a fine or prison, what penalty comes with the offence of driving with more than 1.2 g/l of alcohol in the blood?

Accepted Answer

Losing the right to drive for 1 to 4 years

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Only the loss of 2 points

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None

Question 44

From when does the risk of an accident start to increase when you drink alcohol?

Accepted Answer

From the first drink

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Only when you exceed the legal limit

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Only with spirits

Question 45

You have been drinking alcohol. What is the best way to get home?

Accepted Answer

Let someone who has not been drinking drive, or use public transport or a taxi

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Drive slowly along minor roads

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Wait half an hour and drive

Question 46

What happens when you combine alcohol and drugs?

Accepted Answer

Their effects add up or increase

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They cancel each other out

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There is no added effect